Carrier for a fastening element to be fabricated and a method for production thereof, particularly as an orthodontic bracket

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8636505
APP PUB NO 20060275729A1
SERIAL NO

11436051

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A dental orthodontic apparatus includes a carrier and fastening elements having rear holding and front parts. The carrier includes an elongated carrier piece having two sections and a carrier holding part. The fastening elements are arranged along the sections such that the front part of each element is adjacent a front side of a section, and the rear holding part of each fastening means is adjacent a rear side of the section. Carrier piece material at the rear side of a section is removable by a fabrication tool. The rear holding part of each fastening element is embedded within and completely surrounded by a first section of the carrier piece, and the rear holding part of each fastening element is embedded within and completely surrounded by a second section of the carrier piece.

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SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS GMBHFABRIKSTRASSE 31 BENSHEIM 64625

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fornoff, Peter Relchelsheim, DE 31 876

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